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• Firefighter Cancer Rates To Be Tracked Through National Registry to Analyze Increased Risks

  April 19, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  NIOSH has launched a National Firefighter Registry for cancer to help examine and prevent high rates of cancers among the nations firefighters.

• $54M PFAS Settlement Approved in Toxic Chemical Dumping Lawsuits Against 3M, Wolverine Worldwide

  April 6, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  3M and Wolverine Worldwide will pay $54 million to resolve PFAS contamination claims by hundreds of Kent County, Michigan property owners.

• Elevated Cancer Rates Among U.S. Military Pilots and Ground Crew Highlighted in New Study

  April 5, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A study by the Department of Defense has found higher rates of cancer among military aircrew and ground crew, raising questions about the potential causes.

• Proposed Ban on PFAS Firefighting Foam in E.U. Backed By Risk Assessment Committee

  March 30, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  Two EU committees have signed off on a plan to ban the use of PFAS chemicals in firefighting foam.

• Fire Fighters Lawsuit Filed Over Cancer-Causing PFAS Chemicals in Safety Gear

  March 29, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  An international union of fire fighters says hundreds of thousands of emergency responders were exposed to cancer-causing PFAS chemicals by the group which set safety standards for their gear.

• Chemicals in Firefighter Foam Can Suppress Immune System’s First Line of Defense: Study

  February 21, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study links some chemicals in firefighting foam to a risk of partially shutting down the immune system response to dangerous organisms.

• Study Will Test Method of Lowering Toxic Firefighter Foam Blood Levels Through Transfusions

  January 23, 2023

  Russell Maas

  A new study hopes to prove that high PFAS levels in firefighters' blood, caused by firefighting foam exposure, could be reduce through blood donations.

• Gas Can Flame Mitigation Devices Required Under New CPSC Safety Standard

  January 18, 2023

  Russell Maas

  New CPSC gas can rules will require flame arrestors on most fuel containers sold in the U.S. starting in July 2023.

• Firefighters Risk From Cancer and Other Diseases Highlighted in New Study

  January 11, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study warns that firefighters face a much higher risk of certain types of cancer, and cancer overall, than the general population, likely due to toxic chemical exposures.

• Pentagon Undercounting Troops, Families Affected by Toxic PFAS Chemicals on Military Bases, Environmentalists Warn

  December 19, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  A new report casts doubt on the accuracy of a Defense Department analysis on PFAS water contamination at military bases, saying the Pentagon drastically undercounted the number of service members and their families exposed to the toxic chemicals.